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Burkina Faso

Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 17.3%
Current prices2025
27USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 14.7%
Current prices2025
1,126USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.2 pp
Annual change2025
5.0%
Inflation▼ 4.7 pp
Average consumer prices2025
-0.5%
Government debt▼ 5.2 pp
General government, gross2025
52.0% of GDP
Current account▲ 10.2 pp
Balance2025
6.7% of GDP
Population▲ 2.3%
Total2025
24.10million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.011.01995: 5.7%1996: 11.0%1997: 6.3%1998: 7.3%1999: 7.3%2000: 1.9%2001: 6.6%2002: 4.4%2003: 7.8%2004: 4.5%2005: 8.7%2006: 6.3%2007: 4.1%2008: 5.8%2009: 3.0%2010: 8.4%2011: 6.6%2012: 6.5%2013: 5.8%2014: 4.3%2015: 3.9%2016: 6.0%2017: 6.2%2018: 6.6%2019: 5.9%2020: 2.0%2021: 6.9%2022: 1.6%2023: 3.0%2024: 4.8%2025: 5.0%2026: 4.9% (IMF projection)2027: 4.8% (IMF projection)2028: 4.8% (IMF projection)2029: 4.8% (IMF projection)2030: 4.8% (IMF projection)2031: 4.9% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.20.013.81995: 7.8%1996: 6.1%1997: 2.9%1998: 4.9%1999: -1.1%2000: -0.2%2001: 4.7%2002: 2.3%2003: 2.0%2004: -0.4%2005: 6.4%2006: 2.3%2007: -0.2%2008: 10.7%2009: 0.9%2010: -0.6%2011: 2.8%2012: 3.8%2013: 0.5%2014: -0.3%2015: 1.7%2016: 0.4%2017: 1.5%2018: 2.0%2019: -3.2%2020: 1.9%2021: 3.9%2022: 13.8%2023: 0.9%2024: 4.2%2025: -0.5%2026: 1.5% (IMF projection)2027: 2.1% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %6.91.63.04.85.04.94.84.84.84.8
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.913.80.94.2-0.51.52.12.02.02.0
GDP, current prices USD bn20192023273336394144
GDP per capita, current prices USD8968298749821,1261,3191,4301,4931,5611,632
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD2,4862,6452,7622,8993,0603,2273,3783,5173,6683,828
General government gross debt % of GDP55.559.256.857.252.048.847.146.946.646.4
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-7.4-10.9-6.9-5.8-3.5-3.5-3.0-3.0-3.0-3.0
Current account balance % of GDP0.4-7.5-5.1-3.56.78.68.46.96.05.1
Population million22.0022.5123.0323.5524.1024.6525.2125.7926.3926.99

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.059.22002: 43%2003: 40%2004: 41%2005: 39%2006: 20%2007: 22%2008: 25%2009: 26%2010: 24%2011: 25%2012: 25%2013: 26%2014: 26%2015: 31%2016: 33%2017: 34%2018: 38%2019: 42%2020: 44%2021: 55%2022: 59%2023: 57%2024: 57%2025: 52%2026: 49% (IMF projection)2027: 47% (IMF projection)2028: 47% (IMF projection)2029: 47% (IMF projection)2030: 46% (IMF projection)2031: 46% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-10.80.08.62000: -10.8%2001: -9.1%2002: -8.3%2003: -7.8%2004: -9.8%2005: -10.3%2006: -8.3%2007: -7.4%2008: -10.2%2009: -4.0%2010: -1.8%2011: -1.3%2012: -1.3%2013: -10.0%2014: -7.2%2015: -7.6%2016: -6.1%2017: -5.0%2018: -4.2%2019: -3.3%2020: 4.2%2021: 0.4%2022: -7.5%2023: -5.1%2024: -3.5%2025: 6.7%2026: 8.6% (IMF projection)2027: 8.4% (IMF projection)2028: 6.9% (IMF projection)2029: 6.0% (IMF projection)2030: 5.1% (IMF projection)2031: 5.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199533.219.914.139.5
200526.820.213.344.5
201522.624.411.744.1
202519.930.16.641.5

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method980USD2025+44.1%
GNI, Atlas method24USD bn2025+85.2%
Exports of goods and services35.0% of GDP2025+8.9 pp
Imports of goods and services30.0% of GDP2025-3.0 pp
Life expectancy at birth61.3years2024+5.1%
Urban population28.9% of total2025+3.3 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)